Meru Governor’s Impeachment Motion Forwarded To Njuri Ncheke Elders
On Monday, July 29, the High Court of Kenya ordered that Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza’s impeachment motion be referred to the Njuri Ncheke Council of Elders.
Members of the County Assembly (MCA) have filed a fourth impeachment motion against the governor.
In response to the issue, President William Ruto directed the MCAs and the governor to seek an alternative dispute resolution mechanism rather than pursuing impeachment proceedings.
High Court Judge Linus Kassan refers the dispute between Meru Governor Kawira Mwangaza and Meru County Assembly members to Njuri Ncheke elders for determination.#OlympicsIkoKBC^EM pic.twitter.com/H8nXh4CwWN
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“Njuri Ncheke Supreme Council of Ameru Elders are hereby ordered to submit their resolution or lack of it on the dispute between the parties herein as directed by the President of the Republic of Kenya not later than three weeks from today,” the Meru High Court ordered.Â
“Parties herein are directed to appear before NJURI NCHEKE with their advocates before Wednesday, July 31, 2024.”
The High Court ruled that in order to promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR), as advised by the Head of State, no decision on the impeachment motion would be issued at the time.
“Take notice that any disobedience or non-observance of the order of the court served herewith will result in penal consequences to you and any other person(s) disobeying and not observing the same,” the ruling read in part.
On July 24, Kawira Mwangaza filed a court action to prevent the MCAs from proceeding with the fourth impeachment motion.
The Meru Governor petitioned the court to stop the impeachment motion, claiming that it was motivated by malice on the part of her political opponents.
She also claimed that her political opponents had forged the signatures of MCAs who supported her in order to reach the threshold for debating an impeachment motion.
President William Ruto and other top leaders of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) have urged Meru local politicians to exercise restraint and put an end to the ongoing disagreements and political conflicts.
Despite being elected as an independent candidate, Kawira Mwangaza joined the UDA, the dominant party in Meru’s County Assembly, on April 3.
Meru Governor’s Impeachment Motion Forwarded To Njuri Ncheke Elders
